"Yankee Doodle" is a song we all learn as children in America. ... Origins “Yankee Doodle” predates the American Revolution (1775-1783) and the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763).

Music has played a role and still plays a role in arousing patriotic feelings. From the earliest days music has played its ...

Mr. OSCAR G.T. SONNECK, Chief of the Division of Music in the Library of Congress, is the author of an interesting report on the origin of four National songs, "The Star-Spangled Banner," "Hail ...

Similar Songs Like Yankee Doodle Boy These songs, all by George M. Cohan, share the same logical thinking, proud spirit, and early 20th-century Americana energy that define “The Yankee Doodle ...

The Spirit of '76, originally titled Yankee Doodle, was painted by Ohio native Archibald M. Willard.In the song, “Yankee” is believed to be an British taunt to American colonists—but the ...

In 1955 — 13 years after the release of Yankee Doodle Dandy — James Cagney reprised the role of George M. Cohan in the Bob Hope film The Seven Little Foys, the two of them performing a duet.